Calculate your Kindle Unlimited earnings based on KENP page reads. Track KU performance and project monthly income.
Project monthly KU earnings based on current page read velocity and historical rates.
KU rates vary monthly ($0.0040-$0.0050/page typically). Track rates to optimize strategy.
Compare KU earnings to sale royalties to decide if KU Select enrollment is profitable.
Kindle Unlimited pays authors based on pages read (KENP - Kindle Edition Normalized Pages). Amazon normalizes page counts, so a 300-page book might be 450 KENP depending on formatting.
The KU Global Fund is split among all page reads each month, resulting in a per-page rate that fluctuates between $0.0040-$0.0050. Higher rates typically occur in January-March, lower in summer months.
For a 300 KENP book at $0.0045/page, a complete read earns $1.35. Compare this to your 70% royalty earnings to evaluate if KU Select exclusivity is worth it.
Varies monthly, typically $0.0040-$0.0050 per page. Check your KDP dashboard for exact current rates. Rates announced around the 15th of each month for the prior month.
Check your KDP Bookshelf - it shows "KENP Read" for each book. KENP differs from print pages due to Amazon's normalization algorithm based on font, margins, and formatting.
Depends on genre and audience. Romance, fantasy, and series do well in KU. Literary fiction and non-fiction often earn more from sales. Run the numbers for your specific books.
Compare KU earnings to standard eBook royalties per sale.
Calculate series value - KU readers have high read-through rates.
Project revenue across eBook sales, KU, print, and audio formats.